Bronze Age Hut Replica Interior in the Abriachan Forest
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A reconstruction of a Bronze Age hut in the Abriachan Forest, Inverness-shire, Scotland. The Abriachan Forest is one of the largest community owned forests in Scotland, being owned and managed by the Abriachan Forest Trust.
The hut gives a glimpse of what dwellings were like in this area during the Bronze age. Although there are small windows in the thatched roof of the hut, it is very dark inside.
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